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meerkitten

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɪəkɪtən/

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noun

Meaning 1

An infant or juvenile meerkat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Formed by the compounding of meer- (the first element of meerkat) with kitten (“young cat”). The analysis of the -kat element of meerkat as cat is supported by meerkat’s ultimate derivation from the Middle Dutch meercatte, believed to have been formed from mere (“lake”, “sea”) + catte (“cat”).